AN: Hello my amazing readers, Dragon Soul94 is back and finally feeling better than ever! I would like to formally apologize to you all for the long wait, whether you be new or old to my stories. Things have been difficult for me lately, with my life having their ups and downs. Plus, I had to buy a new Microsoft Word account since my sub was gone but it's taken care of now. I will do my best to give you all a mass of updates and will be trying to fix mistakes that you all have pointed out to me (yes I read ALL of your comments), mostly being a name mistake that I mixed up. So, thank you all for pointing them out and I will try to go back to fix them all (have to find the file first). So without further adieu, let's get on with the new chapter of Maelstrom of Aura!
"Pokémon"- Attack
"Pokémon"- The Pokémon speaking (only Naruto understands unless told otherwise)
"Pokémon"- Human Speech
'Pokémon'- Human Thinking
Chapter 11:
The Next Session and New Year
Tiger quickly unsealed a set of rope from a seal on his left arm, before using the rope to tie Naruto up. The young Uzumaki tried to fight back and avoid the capture, but he just could not muster up the energy to do anything against him. He could barely move his own body after all.
Before Naruto could panic though, a heavy pressure struck both Naruto and Tiger, catching both of them off guard and shake slightly. The ANBU dropped to his knees as he had trouble ignoring the immense amount of pain the pressure was causing thanks to his injuries. Naruto smiled after calming down when he realized whose power was causing this pressure.
From seemingly out of thin air, Giratina appeared above the two humans and he was not happy. His eyes glowed red as his rage grew from seeing his summoner in such a position.
"How dare you," Giratina growled, but only Naruto understood his words. "How dare you not only enter my domain without my permission, but you dare to threaten the life of young Eevee. And now, YOU DARE TO LAY YOUR HANDS ON MY SUMMONER AND FRIEND!"
The moment he roared this, the slightly misty area cleared up and revealed many different Ice type Pokémon. Before Tiger could attempt a move, blue beams fired from all the surrounding Pokémon. The ANBU stood no chance as he was hit and frozen in a block of ice within seconds.
'Thank you, everyone,' Naruto thought as he laid there, still unable to move. Naruto looked to the side in time to see Giratina smash the frozen Tiger ANBU into pieces with his massive tail. Feeling warmth to his left, Naruto looked over to see Eevee rubbing up to him.
"Are you alright, Naruto?" she asked in concern. "I was worried about you. Can you stand up? Anything I can help you with?" Naruto chuckled, touched with her concern.
"I am alright Eevee," Naruto responded. "I am just really tired and can barely move my body. Can one of you guys help me out, please?"
Help came from a clawed hand that gently grabbed hold of right arm and lifted him off the ground slowly. Naruto looked over and smiled brightly at the culprit. "Hey Sneasel. How are you doing?"
The Sneasel giggled softly as she laid his arms across her shoulders. "I'm doing better than you seem to be," she replied as she shook her head.
Sneasel is a bipedal cross between a cat and weasel. Its body is mostly a blueish black color with three bright red feathers for a tail and a single one on its left ear. The feather was rather short, showing that it was a female of its species. The other ear is short and pointed and it has narrow red eyes. On its forehead and chest are yellow, oval markings. Its red eyes possessed long eyelash-like markings on its edges. It also has two long limbs with two large, retractable claws on its hands and feet.
"You do realize we are not going to go far right?" Naruto teased weakly. This was due to the fact that Sneasel was not all that big, she was actually smaller than Naruto was in fact.
"Of course, I know that ya little jerk," Sneasel growled playfully. "I'm just getting you onto Mamoswine's back, that way you can stay warm. Unless you want to stay here and freeze to death."
Naruto gave Sneasel a pleading look that only made the small Pokémon giggle. They both stopped when Giratina floated in front of them, his gaze set on Naruto.
He was not happy at all.
"You were not careful Naruto," Giratina said in annoyance. "You revealed more than you should have and this has apparently made you a target for someone. You treated all of this like a game and now you have a target on your back."
Naruto looked down, knowing that Giratina was correct. He should have been more discreet with what he knows, hide himself better. Yes, he is doing better at that, but he already did enough damage to the point he is now being watched by someone who is trying to capture him.
"So, what should he do now?" Sneasel asked the Renegade Pokémon. She was hoping that there was something to help make sure that Naruto stays safe. Those weird ANBU will be sure to try again.
"After a day of rest, Naruto is going to undergo another mass session of intense training," Giratina replied as he looked at their summoner. "Raise your head Naruto, you are supposed to be strong. Use this moment as a learning experience to become a much stronger and wiser warrior."
Naruto nodded his head weakly, knowing that the decision is final even if he wanted to argue against it. "Is Zoroark going to replace me at school again? And what about my ninja training?"
Giratina shook his head at Naruto, confusing the young guardian. "No, you will continue your ninja training while at the academy," the Renegade Pokémon replied. "At night, around 10 p.m., you will replace yourself with a clone and make your way here to train in your aura abilities and fix up your aura control so you may finally be able to perform your elemental punches without fail. For now, you may rest here while we will send Zoroark in your place for the night only."
Naruto didn't need to hear more before he finally passed out from exhaustion, snoring peacefully while the other Pokémon chuckled at their summoner.
(Timeskip)
It has been two years since the ANBU incident and Naruto has definitely gotten much stronger, or at least skilled, than he was before. His use of aura abilities has taken a strong turn, even if he hadn't mastered all of them as of yet. He has a strong handle on the moves Fire Punch, Ice Punch, and is still working on Thunderpunch. It was very difficult as he only got about five hours of sleep each night.
By day, he was either at the academy, bored out of his mind or spending time with his friends and sisters. He has enjoyed every minute with them, having been keeping his promise about being there for them as much as he could. Though his sisters have been kind of clingy about a year ago.
That was a story for another time.
His skills in the Academy have not dwindled by much. He did suffer for about three months due to him neglecting to train in his chakra earlier. When he trains in one energy, it will cause the other to get stronger as well by a low margin. For example, since he trained in his aura a lot, his chakra got stronger and reserves slightly bigger with each training session. The problem with this process, if he's not careful then it affects his control of his chakra due to its sudden change. This meant he had to retrain his control back to what it was and that cost him a bit though he was not complaining as that took some of the heat on him off.
Still though, Naruto proved himself to skill be a skilled fighter among the academy. His taijutsu has gotten more refined over the past two years. Right now, he lasts the longest in spars against Iruka, but has yet to actually beat him. Unlike his sister Mito, who has beaten Iruka, even if by ring-out, two times as of last year.
His ninjutsu abilities have gone up steadily as he had found a few scrolls on a new wind and water jutsus at the library. The Wind Style: Great Breakthrough which was a C-ranked wind jutsu and Water Style: Water Chain Technique which was another C-ranked jutsu. He was so happy to find them since D-rank and E-rank jutsu's were out of his chakra control range. Plus, both could definitely help in the future.
Naruto has also gotten closer with both Hinata and Satsuki, being found at the park with them, when not training that is. Many people squealed at them, finding it adorable when they spent time together. The biggest offender of this is Mikoto Uchiha, the mother of Satsuki, Sasuke, and Itachi. He has even trained with the three sibling's father, Fugaku Uchiha.
It was thanks to this training session that he learned a few more fire jutsu's. He has trained and basically mastered the technique which is basically a rite of passage for the Uchiha Clan, the Fire Ball Jutsu.
A problem with his chakra training that Naruto noticed quickly was that he had more aura based attacks than chakra ones. After talking with Giratina about this issue, Naruto was sent out to solve this problem.
Itachi has been working with Naruto, Sasuke, and Satsuki on their shuriken techniques. It's nowhere near Nami's level, which has been the highest out of everyone's in the class with being a constant perfect score, but they have definitely improved steadily. He has dropped in the academy scores, but definitely stayed in the upper levels. His improvements, he only shows his Pokémon so he can be more careful.
Naruto has also gotten closer with Hinata and her family, as he has had a sparring session with Hiashi Hyuga, Hinata's father and head of the Hyuga Clan, on multiple occasions. Despite having the element of surprise, Naruto has only laid one hit on Hiashi in the past two years of being with them. Which he only scored by pure luck when a failed Fire Punch turned into a new attack called Mach Punch. After that, Naruto has not been able to land a single blow on Hiashi in the least.
He has trained with Hinata many times, doing his best to help raise her self-confidence. This led to other developments such as her becoming less shy which has allowed her taijutsu skills to take a big jump. To be more accurate, she has held back less in her spars which allowed her skills to shine easier. When they were not sparring, Hinata would make them a nice picnic where they would just eat and enjoy each other's company.
Naruto's position with his parents has not changed in any way over the past two years. He has not spoken to Minato once since the last incident. To be fair, he seems to have been busy with his Hokage duties and his training so he doesn't get soft. Kushina has been another story as she tries to talk with him whenever he has come home. Even asking if he wanted anything to eat specifically, which never really happened between them, basically anything to get him to spend time with her.
That, in turn, only angered him more and made him avoid her even more. She's trying to erase a good few years of neglect and independence with a few gestures. She and her husband took away his Clan Heir status away from him! He had looked forward to being a strong Clan Head for his family, to lead either Uzumaki or Namikaze family to greatness as best as he could. It was the only thing he had pride in and they took it from him without a second thought on the matter. They didn't try to talk or explain it to him, for pete's sake it was obvious he had seen the paper. The documents were on the floor and he was the only one home at the time. They didn't explain nor did they try to comfort him after he found out about it. To be honest, the fact they didn't try to be there for him after taking away his position hurt more than the actual action.
Who knows what he would have done if not for the other Pokémon being there for him. Hell, the Uchiha and Hyuga family were the only ones to actually comfort him and actually help him through it when they found out. They ignored him when he needed them, so he is just returning the favor to favor.
Right now, Naruto was sparring in the Reverse World against Riolu, both forbidden to utilize their aura or chakra. Naruto used his leg to block a punch from the small blue and black Pokémon, before leaning back to avoid a flying kick for his chin. The Pokémon summoner swung his fist forward, but Riolu rolled away in time.
Landing on his feet, Riolu punched Naruto in the gut and knocked the wind out of him for a moment. The young summoner recovered quickly as he grabbed Riolu and slammed him into the ground. Riolu cried out as he was spun around and tossed away.
Riolu spun around before landing on the side of the tree before kicking off of it at Naruto. Arriving too fast, Naruto only had time to block with his arms as Riolu's fist collided with it. Riolu spun around Naruto's arms and kicked Naruto in the face. Acting quickly, he axe kicked Naruto into the ground.
Naruto recovered and elbowed Riolu in the face and sent the small Pokémon flying back. The pre-evolved Pokémon rolled on the ground before pushing off the ground before landing on his feet. Naruto smirked as he got into a Hitmonlee fighting stance.
'Thank goodness aura is being prohibited in this spar,' Naruto thought as he began to easily block Riolu's strikes. 'Without the use of his aura, Riolu is easier to push back which makes him less of a headache. He can't augment his strikes so he doesn't move nearly as fast or hit as hard.' Naruto ducked another strike before he sent an uppercut that Riolu was able to block. The moment his aura partner landed, he had to block another strike from Riolu.
"Enough," Lucario, who was the referee for the spar, called out as he walked forward. "This spar ends with Naruto's victory. This also shows that we will need to body condition the younger ones more to make up for the height and strength difference."
"It's not that Lucario," Zoroark called out from a tree branch. Everyone looked up to find the Illusion Pokémon crouched in the trees. In her left claw was the fluffy tail of Zorua, who was struggling to get free.
'Why must I get the psycho as my teacher?!' Zorua yelled out mentally in anger. He began to get dizzy as the blood began to rush to his head.
"Pokémon on the basic level, like Riolu can only do so much damage due to the human's durability," Zoroark explained. "When their abilities are restricted, then the young ones are more vulnerable. We may need to entertain the thoughts of arming them soon."
Lucario brought his hand to his chin as he thought it over before nodding his head. "I'll bring it up with Lady Arceus and see what she says. Before that though, Naruto you and Riolu should go wash up. Today, you return to the village due to having class tomorrow. Your almost done with the Academy, so no slacking off."
Naruto and Riolu nodded before both took off, completing ignoring Zorua's shout to them about helping him from his torture.
Watching his friends vanish from sight, Zorua glared at their direction while grumbling under his breath. "Traitors, both of them. How could they leave me here to suffer with this hag." In his frustration, the young fox forgot a very important detail.
"Oh, someone hasn't learned their lesson about calling me a damn hag."
That his teacher has very good hearing and she heard every word he said.
The young black and red fox's body went stiff in terror as his blood seemed to run cold. He turned to gaze at his teacher, against his better judgement, and felt absolute terror as his teacher gave him a very sweet smile.
Normally a smile wouldn't cause him such terror, but it was made extra scary for him due to the massive amounts of KI she was releasing along with a glint in her eyes that promised huge amounts of pain.
"Be gentle with me please," Zorua whimpered as he tried to look as small as he possibly could.
"No," Zoroark replied happily as she jumped away with the now screaming Zorua.
Lucario shook his head at his partner and best friend's antics, feeling massive amounts of pity for the lazy kit. "He's really got to learn to keep thoughts like that to himself," he said to no one as he sat and began to meditate.
An hour later, Naruto was standing next to Riolu as both grinned at a banged up Zorua, who was glaring heatedly at his friends. His fur was both singed and ruffled. Bruises and scratches littered his body as he leaned more to his right side. He would have gotten himself healed up before leaving, but Zoroark forbid him from doing so until tomorrow. Saying that doing this will help his natural healing ability and his pain tolerance.
"Yeah, help in tolerance my ass," Zorua grumbled to himself, only to glare at his friends when they chuckled. "I hate you both so much."
"We know you do," Naruto said as he continued to laugh. "That only serves to make the situation funnier."
"You know," a young female voice spoke up behind them. "You really should be nicer to your partner."
The trio of friends turned around to face the voice and found it belonged to a Pokémon named Glaceon.
Glaceon was a quadruped, fox-like Pokémon that had light blue fur on its body. It possessed long, pointed ear, dark eyes, and a small nose. Glaceon had two dark blue, rhombus-shaped markings on its back, and the tip of its tail and feet are the same shade of blue. Due to the blue crest that rested on its forehead and the two teal dangles hanging from its ears, it looked like she wore a trapper's hat. Glaceon was a pure Ice type and was known as the Fresh Snow Pokémon.
Next to the Ice type was Eevee who was smiling happily at seeing her friends after spending two weeks with the Glaceon sub faction. She had been training under them, to see if she would like to evolve into a Glaceon in the future or not.
"Zorua knows that we are just teasing him," Naruto replied with a playful grin. "Besides, he brought these injuries on himself. I can't help him."
"I see what you mean," Glaceon replied, knowing who the young Dark type's teacher is.
"On another topic," Riolu said as he turned his gaze to the excited Eevee. "How was your time with Glaceon? Did the training go well?"
"Yes, the training went really well," Eevee said with a happy grin. "They were on the verge of trying to teach me how to use Ice Beam! But, I haven't got it down yet. They were also really nice! The Glaceon family line is so cool! Like how they can lower their body temperature to -75 degrees, or how they can freeze their own fur into sharp quills!"
Naruto and Riolu chuckled at the excited Normal type's hyperness as she seemed to bounce with each new fact. Even Zorua dropped his glare and chuckled. "So, does this mean you chose to become a member of the Glaceon line?" The Tricky Fox Pokémon replied.
Eevee stopped bouncing as she shook her head with a small smile. "No, I'm still not sure yet." She felt Naruto pet her head softly, causing her to purr in delight.
"That's fine Eevee," Naruto replied with a smile. "You got plenty of time to decide what you want to be, if you even decide to evolve in the first place. You are and will be a strong Pokémon either way."
Eevee gave her trainer a huge smile as she rubbed her head into Naruto's hand. "Thank you, Naruto," she replied in pure bliss. A large Pokémon flew over their heads, getting the five Pokémon and one trainer's attention.
"Looks like our ride is here," Naruto said as they noticed Giratina float above them.
"Are you ready to go, young guardian?" Giratina asked as he gazed at the group, before his head turned to Glaceon. Recognizing the band on her tail, he gave her a slight bow of the head in respect. "Good day to you Lady Glaceon, leader of the Glaceon family."
Glaceon however, bowed deeply to the Renegade Pokémon. "It's an honor to see you as well, Lord Giratina. I just came to see little Eevee off before returning to my clan."
"Indeed," Giratina replied before he turned his gaze to an ice wall nearby. His eyes glowed before he opened his mouth and releasing a small burst, opening a portal on its surface. "Naruto, you may go with your team. Be alert and be wary as usual. Those fake mortal ANBU units have not given up on you, as you already know."
That has been another worry for him in the past two years for Naruto; the fake ANBU attacking him again. He only got away last time by the skin of teeth and luck, something he was sure wouldn't work again. Naruto was sure he was being watched by them, but wasn't sure if they were real or fake. It's why he has been a bit twitchy around aura signatures that he did not recognize. He's especially wary around any masked individuals, unsure if they could be trusted or not.
Basic line, if Naruto did not know you then you were treated with distrust and worry. Some of Naruto's friends and his family have noticed his discomfort, but he assured them he was fine.
"I understand Lord Giratina," Naruto replied as he bowed to the Lord of the Reverse World. He turned to his friends before smirking at them. "Let's go guys! It's been a good bit since I had some of Hinata-chan's delicious cooking!" He ran through the portal, cheering in utter joy while waving his arms.
Riolu shook his head as he chuckled, while Zorua rolled on his back and laughing. The two girls giggled at his antics while Giratina shook his head at his summoner.
'The more things change,' he thought as he watched a giggling Eevee enter through the portal, noticing how she walked with more confident than he last saw her. 'The more they stay the same.'
"See you on the other side Zorua," Riolu said to his friend as he vanished through the portal. The Tricky Fox Pokémon merely curled into a ball and closed his eyes.
"Yeah, how about no to that," Zorua said as he began to relax. "They will be perfectly fine without me around. I could use this time to catch up on my nap time."
Before Giratina could reply to that, a violent yell caught his attention and made Zorua shoot up in fear. They both looked to the side and saw Zoroark run towards them in rage, glaring at the young fox pup.
"Oh, hell no!" Zorua shouted as he rushed through the portal at high speeds.
Zoroark stopped running and smirked at the portal, before turning and walking away. "Damn lazy brat, trying to avoid doing something," she said before looking at Giratina from over her shoulder. "Sorry to interrupt Lord Giratina. Have a good day my Lord." Zoroark turned and ran off.
Giratina closed his portal before flying off.
(Konoha)
Naruto and Eevee looked at a tangled up Riolu and Zorua as the portal closed. Before the portal closed, the Tricky Fox burst from the portal and slammed into Riolu, leading to their current position and Naruto doing his best not to start laughing.
"Are you two alright?" Eevee asked as she ran up to her fellow Pokemon Riolu and Zorua didn't respond as they stood up, shaking their heads.
"Is that damn hag still down there," Zorua asked as he quickly looked around in fear. Naruto stopped laughing as he smirked at his friend.
"I'm going to guess that you were running away from your teacher," Riolu said as he got himself together. Zorua scoffed as he looked away from Riolu.
"You mean my torturer," the Tricky Fox Pokémon mumbled. He pouted when his three friends just chuckled at him, "Yeah, laugh it up you jerks. Let's get going!" He began walking away, followed by the others.
"Let's go visit Satsuki-chan and Sasuke" Naurto said as they began to leave the forest. "I kind of want to see how she's doing with Fire Punch or Fire Fist in this case"
"Can we see Lady Hinata afterwards?" Eevee asked hopefully. Over the two years, Eevee has become very attached to Hinata. When they are all together, she can usually be found cuddling with the Hyuga heiress.
"Of course, you can Eevee." Naruto said happily, getting the young normal type to cheer happily. As the four made their way through the town, Naruto kept his eyes looked on the nearby villagers. While they have gotten more used to the Pokémon, they still didn't like seeing Eevee or Zorua due to their fox statue.
One time a villager tried to harm, going after her with a steel pipe and yelling drunken slurs at her. Naruto stepped in and made sure that villager regretted his actions, fast.
(FLASHBACK)
Naruto was running through the streets of Konoha late at night, his Aura Sense on full blast. Naruto was looking for Eevee, who had left his through the attic window to enjoy the night life. It was something she was learning to appreciate due to spending time with the Umbreon Clan.
When he had entered after his shower and looked around to find his friend had vanished completely. After activating his sight, he was alerted when he found Eevee running while being chased by several other signatures. Over time, many of the signatures seemed to have given up, except for this final one that had Eevee cornered.
"Agility," Naruto whispered, having learned this attack that would increase his speed for a limited amount of time. Naruto become a literal blur to anyone on the nearly empty street.
The stranger and Eevee came into view, the stronger being a man around his late 20's. He saw the man swing something downward at a terrified Eevee, making him get in between them and snap his arm forward to block the strike.
Naruto had to wince in pain as a chain wrapped around his arm. This shocked both the man and the scared Eevee, causing tears begin to fall from the young Pokémon's eyes.
"Are you okay Eevee?" Naruto asked, not talking his glance off the man that noticed was drunk.
"Yes, I am Naruto," Eevee replied, getting a nod from Naruto. The young summoner gripped the chain with his other hand and held it tightly before yanking it from the grown drunk's hands.
The sudden pull, plus being drunk, made the older man stumble and nearly fall.
"Hey!" He yelled at Naruto angrily, his breath reeking of the consumed alcohol. "Why the hell are you getting in my way, you damn brat! You are protecting an agent of that damned monster that tried to kill us all!" The man was so drunk that he stumbled as he yelled at Naruto, pointing at the red-blonde haired child in rage. It was obvious the drunk was so drunk, he couldn't recognize Naruto.
"The creature your threating is my friend," Naruto growled out as his aura began to rush throughout his body at a rapid pace. "I'll crush you for trying to bring her harm! But I will be merciful and give you a chance to apologize and leave."
The man just growled and swung his fist at Naruto. "I'll just beat the hell out of you and go after the fox next, you damn monster lover!"
"You should have just said sorry," Naruto said as he dodged the wild fist with no effort before grabbing the man's wrist. Adding a bit of his aura gave Naruto a satisfying 'snap', signifying the wrist was either broke or dislocated. He slid underneath the man's arm, pulling him along as he twisted the arm.
The drunk villager was lifted off his feet and spun in the air. He landed on the ground hard, almost going unconscious when his head hit the hard earth. Naurto roughly grabbed the man's shirt before pulling him to eye level.
"If you ever try to hurt them again, I swear that I won't be so nice next time," Naruto growled to the man. The drunk villager was about to retort but froze in fear when he gazed into the young Uzumaki's eyes.
His eyes were a blood red while the once round pupil was now slit much like a fox's. The slit pupil was no longer black, but now gave off a more golden color. Both eyes glowed fiercely as Naruto unleashed his KI.
The terrified villager shook in fear, nodding furiously before blacking out from his liquor, the pain, and his fear.
(End Flashback)
Since that day, Naruto has been much more protective of Eevee whenever they were in the village. He would rather not have another incident like that ever again.
Plus, having to be taken ANBU due to the incident, which almost lead to another fight due to his mistrust, was not something he wanted to repeat.
"Look it's the Uchiha Compound," Eevee called out excitedly, seeing the home of the Uchiha Clan within their sights. Naruto smiled wide as he pets the Normal type's head, getting a happy sigh from her.
"Naruto?!" A young girls voice called out getting Naruto's attention as he turned to find Hinata with Tenten and Hinata's bodyguard.
Before Naruto could greet them, Eevee happily ran off and jumped into Hinata's arms, getting a giggle from the Hyuga Heiress.
"Good day to you too Eevee," Hinata greeted as she held Eevee who cuddled into her body. Eevee looked like she was going to melt in bliss when Tenten scratched her behind her ears.
"How are you today Lady Hinata, Ms. Tenten," Riolu asked them through his aura as he gave a slight bow that caused Hinata to return the bow and Tenten to wave.
Naruto translated for the two girls. "We are well today Riolu," Hinata replied with a slight stutter, still trying to get over it.
"So, what are you two girls up to?" Naruto asked the two as Hinata hid her face bag from his as her face went bright red.
"I… I mean me…" She stuttered before she felt herself begin to become dizzy. "I needed… I mean I had to shop… it was too small.. not to say… ohhh." The Hyuga heiress began to sway, beginning to be unable to talk.
"Hinata, BREATH GIRL!" Tenten encouraged her younger friend, placing a hand on her shoulder. Though she really couldn't blame the shy girl. After all, it couldn't be easy to tell the boy you have liked for nearly two years that had to go bra and panty shopping because your old ones were too small for you.
It honestly made her jealous of Hinata due to how well developed the young heiress was in comparison to herself. Why the hell was Hinata's sizes so much better and bigger than her's when she's younger! Life was just so unfair!
"What Hinata is trying to say is that we just went shopping," Tenten said, getting a grateful look from said girl. "We were just on our way to the weapons shop to get a few kunais and scrolls before going back to the Hyuga compound. What are you up to?"
"Oh, we were going to visit Satsuki-chan at the Uchiha compound and say hi to everyone," Naruto said while grinning, completely missing the slight frown on Hinata's face. "Plus, I need to check up on something with Satsuki. We were going to visit you as soon as we were done actually." The last line caused Hinata to smile and blush.
"Lady Hinata," the Hyuga bodyguard spoke up, getting the children and Pokémon's attention. "We should get going so we could begin your training. You know Lord Hiashi does not like to be kept waiting."
Hinata, while disappointed, nodded at her bodyguard. "Thank you, Tohru-san," she thanked him, getting a slight nod in response. She looked back to Naruto and smiled as she blushed. "I..um…have to leave now…umm…I'll see you later…Naruto-kun."
Naruto nodded happily as he grinned at his friend. "Of course, Hinata! I'll stop by as soon as I get the chance. I should be able to after I am done at the Uchiha compound."
Hinata nodded before she let out a small squeak as Naruto gave her a quick hug and turned to leave. "Let's go guys!" Naruto said to his Pokémon as he ran off, the Pokémon now following their friend. Naruto waved over his shoulder to the girls as he continued on. "See you later Tenten, Hinata-chan!"
As he began to leave their sights, Tenten giggled at his hyper activity. Hinata on the other hand, began to go redder and redder as her body began to heat up. Unable to hold it any longer, Hinata's eyes rolled to the back of her head as she lost consciousness and fell backwards, only to be caught by a giggling Tenten.
"Seriously Hinata," Tenten said as she put Hinata on her back. "You're going to have to break this fainting habit of yours."
Naruto has just arrived at the Uchiha compound, which made Naruto tense up slightly as he made sure to be able to react at a moments notice. Outsiders were generally not welcomed or are kept an eye on while in the Uchiha district.
While they were used to seeing Naruto due to his connection with the clan head's family, doesn't mean he is liked by all of them.
Hell, the Uchiha elders don't want Naruto there at all, the Hokage's child or not. Some of the kids that tried to pick on him were Uchiha and Hyuga children ironically enough due to them thinking that he was beneath them.
As Naruto and his Pokémon walked through the streets, Naruto could feel the Uchiha's eyes were upon him. He could even catch a few whispers about him, but he didn't care to pay it any mind.
"Naruto?" a male voice this time called out to him, causing Naruto to smile warmly due to him recognizing it. The young heir turned around to find the Uchiha clan Head himself, Fugaku Uchiha. "Not that I am complaining or anything, but what are you doing here?"
"Well, I came to visit and say hi to Satsuki-chan and Itachi-nii," Naruto replied with a grin. "What are you up to Fugaku-san?"
"I just got done with a clan meeting myself," the clan head replied as he walked past Naruto, before turning to Naruto's Pokémon. "Are you and your friends coming, Naruto? I was on my way home anyway and some company would be nice." The stoic Uchiha gave Naruto a small smile that made Naruto grin widely and followed the man.
(A Few Hours Later)
Naruto has made his way home after spending all his time with the Uchiha clan and Hyuga clan. Naruto enjoyed every moment he got to spend with the two families, but now he had made his way home to rest for the day. He entered silently as he could before realizing that the only light left on was from the living room lamp where his mother could be seen sleeping on the couch.
Naruto looked blankly at her as he ignored her and began to walk to the stairs. As he began walking up them, he paused as he closed his eyes. The Pokémon were confused by this as they stared at their trainer and friend.
Naruto sighed annoyingly as he turned and walked back downstairs and to a nearby closet. He pulled out a thick blanket and laid it over the sleeping Kushina, who curled happily at the sudden and welcomed sense of warmth. He turned off the lamp as the only light left, now came from the full moon through the window.
Naruto made his way to the stairs, seeing his three Pokémon looking at him with big smiles. "What?" Naruto whispered.
"That was really sweet of you to do for her Naruto," Eevee said to her trainer. She was always happy to see Naruto's sweet side show itself, which only came out for certain people or the Pokémon.
"Yes, it is nice to see that you have not closed off your heart completely to your parents," Riolu said as Zorua nodded, having been with Naruto the longest and have seen how he acts when his parents are involved.
"Look, its not a big deal," Naruto said he walked up the steps once more. "I just decided to be nice since its cold in here, but it doesn't change my mind or how I feel towards them. I'm going to shower now, so why don't you three head to the attic and get situated."
The three Pokémon nodded and followed orders as they made their way silently up to their 'room'. Naruto walked to his room to grab his clothing as his mind thought over his feeling
'I will not open my heart to those two again,' Naruto thought to himself as he clenched his fists. 'I'm too afraid that they will hurt me again.' He paused as he entered his barren room and gazed into it. He had been gifts these last two birthdays by his parents whom been trying to get on his good side.
One gift was a set of mesh armor that he could wear under his clothes for an extra set of protection. The gift was from his mother because she wanted him to be careful while out there.
He never wore it since he felt it was too late for him to care about them before and he was too big for them anyway. His mother got him clothes that were too small, showing him how little that she knew about him. But, it give the idea to have his Pokémon friends to make him mesh armor using the materials that he found and their own skills at making clothing.
Leavanny and the Aaron clans were more than happy to work together to make his some. He was just waiting for the results at this point.
His father bought him something that he began using for a while when he has gone training with the Hitmonchan clansmen, that way it would be tougher for him. It was a set of low level gravity seals, making the are around his physical body heavier. Unfortunately, it only goes up to a low level of five, that way he doesn't 'overexerte' himself.
Either way, Naruto grabbed his clothing and made his way to the bathroom, ready to shower.
(A few hours later)
"Naruto, wake up!"
The young Aura Guardian awoke with shock as he fell out of his bed. He glanced around frantically and found the one calling him to be Zorua. Next to him was both Eevee and Riolu, both wide awake and a serious expression on their faces.
Naruto instantly went on alert as he shot out of the bed, looking at his three partners. "What's wrong you guys?" he asked.
Riolu pointed to a corner and Naruto noticed it was another one of the Pokémon summons.
The Pokémon was a dark gray color, in the shape of an old doll. It had three short spikes on its head and a long zigzagging ribbon that trailed off the back of its head. A zipper acted as its mouth, and it had purplish-pink eyes with slit pupils. It's arms were long and flat and only had three fingers on each one. It's legs were short and stubby with a yellow, brush-like tail waving behind it.
"Lady Banette?" Naruto exclaimed in surprise to find a Pokémon he didn't summon in his room. "What are you doing here?"
"We are in need of your immediate assistance Naruto-kun," Banette replied in a serious tone. "Lord Giratina sent me to fetch you since I can go one hundred percent undetected through the village. Everything will be explained to you when we return to the Reverse World."
AN: That is all, I am finally done with this surprisingly longer chapter than I expected it to be! I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing. I would like to apologize for the no real action in this chapter, but I promise that it will pick up in the next chapter. It will diverge into its own for a bit before hitting the canon actions for a while before diverging into its own thing once more. Either way, that is all I want to say. I hope to see you all again, till next time!
Dragon Soul94 is out!